Corncob litter

I love this stuff. It is very absorptive. It seems to pull the moisture out of the chickie's poop. All that is left is a small dry thing about the same size as a piece of the crunched up corncob stuff. It seems to successfully quell the odor problem too. The girls don’t eat it. They do love to lie on it. There is only one negative...when they scratch (as if after bugs and worms), they sling it out of their birdcage-living-quarters. Little Arriauna is so cute when she scratches, she looks down eagerly, revealing nothing but a new place to peck, but she still goes at it with glee! Wide Scotch brand clear packing tape in double high rows around the base of the cage seems to keep it from flying out onto the floor...somewhat! Maybe they are picking it up and dropping it over the edge! Naturally, the price of corncob litter at the pet store is higher than at my good ol' farmstore.

The paper incident

The paper incident

While new chick, Arriauna, was in her separated see-thru area I placed a folded 8”x8” piece of paper on the floor of her area for better footing. Her little feet didn’t work well on the wire floor. After I removed the divider I left the paper. It was under the light so Arriauna really liked it. Perfect, I thought. Wrong.

When I returned from an afternoon of art shows and a late lunch, I found a major corner section of the paper had been maliciously shredded. The only remaining shred of evidence was being sat upon by Ms. B. Rock. All four chickies were just sitting around, looking innocent. I fully expected to hear them humming as they looked out the window. Blame was not my worry…sick stomachs and ’pasting up’ was my worry.

The coop was cleaned up. New corncob litter was laid down…though it’s not deep enough to protect Arriauna’s feet from the wire across the entire floor. Today I’ll buy more.